audiphone

American

[aw-duh-fohn] / ˈɔ dəˌfoʊn /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.

audiphone British

/ ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn /

noun

a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear

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Etymology

Origin of audiphone

1875–80, audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone

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audiphone

I had my portable audiphone and got Halsey at once.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

Every session of the Conference saw Miss Ellis seated in the front pew, audiphone in hand, eagerly intent on the exercises.

From Miss Ellis's Mission by Mary P. Wells Smith

And then the audiphone on the desk buzzed.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

A radio audiphone transmitter and receiver, with its attendant eavesdropping cut-offs.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various

Grantline's voice came again from the deck audiphone.

From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings

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